Red Parker
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 26, 1931 Hampton, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 2016 (aged 84) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1949–1952 | Arkansas A&M |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1953–1960 | Fordyce HS (AR) |
| 1961–1965 | Arkansas A&M |
| 1966–1972 | The Citadel |
| 1973–1976 | Clemson |
| 1980 | Vanderbilt (OC/QB) |
| 1981 | Southern Arkansas |
| 1982–1987 | Delta State |
| 1988–1991 | Ole Miss (OC/QB) |
| 1993–1995 | Rison HS (AR) |
| 1996–1998 | Ouachita Baptist |
| 1999–2002 | Bearden HS (AR) |
| 2003–2005 | Fordyce HS (AR) |
| 2008 | Woodlawn HS (AR) |
| 2010–2015 | Harmony Grove HS (AR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 137–127–8 (college) 105–15–4 (high school) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| ACC Coach of the Year (1974) | |
Jimmy Dale "Red" Parker (October 26, 1931 – January 4, 2016) was an American football coach. From 1961 to 1965, he served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, where he compiled a 29–19–2 record. From 1966 to 1972, he coached at The Citadel in South Carolina. He compiled a 46–37 record there. From 1973 to 1976, he coached at Clemson University, where he compiled a 17–25–2 record. In 1981, he coached at Southern Arkansas University, where he compiled a 7–3 record. From 1982 to 1987, he coached at Delta State University. From 1996 to 1998, he coached at Ouachita Baptist University where he compiled a 10–20 record.
Parker was named the first high school football coach for the Harmony Grove Cardinals, in Benton, Arkansas. His team won the school's first varsity game against Poyen High School Indians on September 3, 2010, by a score of 35–14. He announced his resignation from Harmony Grove on October 28, 2015, effective at the end of the 2015 season, citing health reasons. He died on January 4, 2016, from complications of heart disease.